Written by Sandra Sehlapelo on 22 September 2010. Posted in Opinion Piece

Corporate Businesswomen Have Truly Progressed

There is still a perception that women are appointed just because of their gender. Gusti Coetzer comments that South African women are on the move throughout the business world and many have their sights fixed on the corporate boardroom.

In the past 15 years, female participation in South Africa's corporate boardrooms has grown from 4% to 16.6%. But are they ascending because of favourable legislation or on merit?

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